Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila

(University of the City of Manila)

Intramuros, Manila

COLLEGE OF NURSING

HUM 21 ART, MAN AND SOCIETY

Name: Mariel Rosette M. Delos Santos Date: September 17, 2013
Year & Course: BSN III-1 Group 3 Professor: Prof. Regalario
Paruparong Bukid
(Mountain Butterfly)
Paruparong bukid na lilipad-lipad
Sa gitna ng daan papagapagaspas
Isang bara ang tapis
Isang dangkal ang manggas
Ang sayang de kola
Isang piyesa ang sayad
May payneta pa siya uy!
May suklay pa man din uy!
Nagwas de-ohetes ang palalabasin
Haharap sa altar at mananalamin
At saka lalakad nang pakendeng-kendeng

This song compares a certain woman to a mountain butterfly. The Paru-Parong bukid is a Filipino
song that was created during the Spanish time in the Philippines. The song is believed to been
made in order to protect the women, especially those living in the mountains. You can also
consider this song as a anti-prostitution song.
Elements of Music
Rhythm. Rhythm gives the sense of movement in music. It is the order of movement which gives the duration
of tones and the degree of accent. The rhythm in this song is marked by the regulated succession of opposite
elements, the dynamics of the strong and weak beat, the played beat and the inaudible but implied rest beat,
the long and short note. The song contains repetition of tones and creates a pattern that is short enough to
memorize. The time signature of this song is 2/4 (duple meter) in which there are 2 basic beats in each
measure and 4 basic duration of value of the beat.
Melody. Melody is any succession of single tones which by virtue of being sequentially, give a sense of
continuity. It is heard in terms of duration and pitch. As we can observe in this song each line is related to
one another. The song is sang with spontaneous tone and pitch.
Harmony. It refers to the relationship of the tones within the chord and the relation of chords to one
another. In this music, a triad is a set of three notes that can be stacked in thirds. When stacked in thirds, the
triad's members, from lowest pitched tone to highest, are called : the Root, the Third - its interval above the
root being a minor third (three semitones) or a major third (four semitones) and the Fifth - its interval above the
third being a minor third or a major third, hence its interval above the root being a diminished fifth (six
semitones), perfect fifth (seven semitones), or augmented fifth (eight semitones).
Tempo. It is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of most musical
compositions, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece. The tempo of this song is Allegro. Allegro
means fast, quickly and bright.
Dynamics. It normally refers to the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the
execution of a given piece, either stylistic or functional. The term is also applied to the written or
printed musical notation used to indicate dynamics. Dynamics are relative and do not refer to specific volume
levels. The song ranges from mp, standing for mezzo-piano, meaning "moderately soft" to mf, standing
for mezzo-forte, meaning "moderately loud".
Timbre. It is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound
production, such as voices and musical instruments, string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion
instruments. The accompanying instrument of this song is the guitar and any other string instrument such
as rondalla which produces the unique pitch and sound.

Si Filemon (Tagalog version)
Si Filemon, si Filemon, nangisda sa karagatan,
Nakahuli, nakahuli ng isdang tambasakan,
Pinagbili, pinagbili sa isang maliit na palengke
Kumita ng kaunting pera, kumita ng kaunting pera,
Para lang sa kaniyang alak na tuba.
Elements of Music
Rhythm. It is the order of movement which gives the duration of tones and the degree of accent. Traditional
Music in the Philippines, like the traditional music of other countries, reflects the life of common folk, mainly
living in rural areas rather than urban ones. Like its counterparts in Asia, a lot of traditional songs from the
Philippines have a strong connection with nature. However, much of it employs the diatonic scale rather than
the more famous pentatonic scale. Though there are songs that exist in quadruple meter, those in duple and
triple meter are most common in Western-inspired Philippine music. As one could notice when they examine a
collection of traditional songs, those with triple meter form the largest part in the repertoire.
Melody. As the country was under Spanish Rule for more than 300 years through Mexico City, it is inevitable
that this kind of music will have noticeable resemblance to Western music. Filipino folk songs are also sung in
a relaxed and easy voice. Though singers of this type of songs may employ falsetto, its use is not actually
compulsory. Modern recordings of these folk songs employ the speaking voice used in popular music. Most
songs are relatively easy for an untrained voice as they are between six to eleven tones.
Harmony. Most common folk in the Philippines have acquired a natural disposition to play the guitar, thus
this musical instrument (usually strummed rather than plucked) is the most typical fashion of instrumental
accompaniment for Western-inspired "traditional" songs.
Tempo. It is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of most musical
compositions, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece. The tempo of this song is Allegro. Allegro
means fast, quickly and bright.
Dynamics. it refers to the degree and variation of volume and force, from soft to loud, with which the
music is played. The song has crescendo dynamics because of the getting louder quality of the song.
Timbre. Sound "quality" or "timbre" describes those characteristics of sound which allow the ear to distinguish
sounds which have the same pitch and loudness. It is the combination of qualities of a sound that distinguishes
it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume. The accompanying instrument of this song is the guitar
and it is played by plucking and strumming.